Worst hole in Australia?

[sms316]

I'm no archi buff, but I will nominate the 6th hole at Northbridge Golf Club in Sydney. A dog-leg par 3. Althoug in fairness to the hole, I could have nominated a few others from the course which starts off with a 350m par 4, followed by 5 par 3s in a row, none of which are under 180m.



Your nominations?

[razaar]

15th at Pacific GC. par-4 dog leg right 357 metres (blue tee).

[razaar]

Haven't played there for a few years so I guess the before version? I am referring to the 15th - has it been upgraded?

[Webster]

pics....we need pics for this thread

[PeteyD]

before or after applies to 15 as well at pacific.

11 at riverlakes. just awful.

[Dotty]

4th @ Marrickville
265m p4, with first 100m up a very steep rise. No idea where the group ahead are. Accident waiting to happen.

8th @ Marrickville
180m p3. Same profile, same danger.

Very, very negligent.

[PeteyD]

Pacific 15 is RH dogleg over the hill. 16 is a short par 4.

Changed 15 by moving the tee area up the hill, changed 16 by putting a big ass lake front right of the green.

[sms316]

I think I was confusing pacific 15th with 16th.

Only for 3 minutes.

[ParMaster]

This is no brainer. No hole that i've ever played in Australia is worse than the 11th at The Coast.

It's a hook 5 or 6 iron off the tee over a water hazard to a FW thats very narrow.
Then it's like a 3-4 iron to a green that is perched up on a hill and the green is hard as a rock. Oh it's like a 110 degree dogleg left.

Sound like a good hole?

[sms316]

golfer69 loves The Coast, not to mention their members.


(For those who don't understand this post, refer to the letters to the editor section in this month's Golf Digest).

[BrisVegas]

#7 at Toowoomba GC. dogleg right par 4 which requires a mid-long iron off the tee and another for the approach to a green that looks like a flat-top volcano.

[PeteyD]

Is that the first one back after crossing the road?

[BrisVegas]

yes.

[henno]

Pacific 15 is RH dogleg over the hill. 16 is a short par 4.

Changed 15 by moving the tee area up the hill, changed 16 by putting a big ass lake front right of the green.

Neither of those are that bad. I hit driver then 8iron in to 15 last week, and then hybrid and PW onto 16. Two putted both for par without thinking that much of them.

I nominate the bloody par 5 (14th?) at reddy bay. Left, left, left, the whole way.

[Minor_Threat]

I cant remember the hole number but it is on the front nine of The Hills International, Jimboomba..

I remember you needed to layup with 5 iron or something and then you were hitting 3 or 4 iron into the green? There were no other alternatives! It just didnt make sense at all??

[BrisVegas]

18 at kooralbyn is a snack. Just slap a couple of 3 woods up there and kick it in.

[PeteyD]

Neither of those are that bad. I hit driver then 8iron in to 15 last week, and then hybrid and PW onto 16. Two putted both for par without thinking that much of them.

I nominate the bloody par 5 (14th?) at reddy bay. Left, left, left, the whole way.

Nothing wrong with the 14th at Reddy. It is a hard hole, but not a crap hole.

The new 18th at Kooralbyn was a bit of a shocker. But I have seen how to play it now

There are a few at Howeston that leave you scratching your head.

[henno]

Nothing wrong with the 14th at Reddy. It is a hard hole, but not a crap hole.

Good point. I got distracted by all of this talk of difficult holes. 14 is actually a beautiful hole; I just can't seem to par the thing. (Played twice, double bogey first time, bogey second time).

[PeteyD]

I lipped a birdie on it last time. Missed a fairly rare chance there.

[Courty]

Hmmm. now you've posted that it reminds me that the 18th at Kooralbyn is worthy of a mention.

I know nothing about course design, but the 18th at Kooralbyn makes me scratch my head.

[henno]

I lipped a birdie on it last time. Missed a fairly rare chance there.

Is it actually possible to hit it in reg with three straight shots? Or is some sort of right-to-left movement almost absolutely necessary?

[PeteyD]

Wasn't there one at Ipswich that was a shocker?

[PeteyD]

Is it actually possible to hit it in reg with three straight shots? Or is some sort of right-to-left movement almost absolutely necessary?

Definately. You need to get to the corner in 2. There is only the one corner.

[henno]

Definately. You need to get to the corner in 2. There is only the one corner.

Yeah, but you basically have to fire right at the bunker on the right, and hope it pulls up short. (Baring in mind I have only played it twice)

[PeteyD]

Nah, plenty of landing area longer if you go closer to the trees.